HAMDEN, Connecticut, July 24 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: With a surge of coronavirus cases in Florida making it a hotspot, voters say 79 - 20 percent that people in the state should be required to wear face masks in public, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of registered voters in Florida released today. There is overwhelming support for requiring face masks among all ages and every other listed demographic group.   more

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, July 25 -- The American Association of Clinical Urologists issued the following news: Following the lead of several states including Connecticut and Washington, legislators in California are considering a bill to grant the state Attorney General absolute authority to cancel proposed mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare sector. The AACU commented on that legislation in advance of an August 4 hearing. * * * To: The Honorable Jim Wood, Chair, Committee on Health, Cali  more

LONG ISLAND, New York, July 23 -- The Connecticut Fund for the Environment issued the following joint news release: Save the Sound and The Nature Conservancy unveiled Envision Plum Island, a new report detailing a vision and a plan for the future of Plum Island, an 822-acre island poised for the auction block. In a press conference earlier, stakeholders and the Preserve Plum Island Coalition called on Congress and New York State to save the island. Elected officials in attendance included U.S.   more

BETHEL, Connecticut, July 23 -- Experimental Mechanics, a journal from the Society for Experimental Mechanics says that it addresses research in design and implementation of novel or enhanced experiments to characterize materials, structures and systems, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2020 edition: Research papers: * Cyclic Strain Heterogeneity and Damage Formation in Rolled Magnesium Via In Situ Microscopic Image Correlation * Graphene Size and Morphology: P  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, July 21 -- The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: During the development of the recently issued Technical Bulletin 2020-1, Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues Related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and Coronavirus Diseases, several issues were raised that were not specifically addressed in the Technical Bulletin, but for which current authoritative standards provide guidance. To assist st  more

NEW MILFORD, Connecticut, July 24 -- The Journal of Physical Activity and Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chronic disease, such as cancer, heart disease, mental health, weight control, neurologic deficits, in which physical activity may play a role in prevention, treatment or rehabilitation, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2020 edition: ORIGINAL RESEARCH: * Competencies for a Healthy Physically Active Lifestyle--Reflections on the Model of  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, July 24 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) announced the rescheduled date of its public roundtable discussion on the implementation of its accounting standard on leases. The discussion will focus on broad technical issues that companies and organizations have found challenging when applying the standard. The virtual roundtable will take place on Friday, September 18, 2020, in two se  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, July 21 -- Save the Children issued the following statement : As a national leader in early childhood education, Save the Children knows the immense benefits of an in-person school setting for children in their earliest years. In fact, we advocate for increased access to high quality, center-based programs for children from birth to age 5, before kindergarten begins. However, in the time of COVID-19, a global health pandemic that's ravaging America, Save the Children str  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 24 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Heavy and erratic rains over the past weeks have sparked the third flash floods in nine months in the southern states of Somalia, displacing almost 150,000 children with their families over the past months, and inundating over 81,000 acres of farmland. Save the Children warned this could have a devastating impact on the lives of thousands of children. Over 40 villages in South West State, home to thousands o  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, July 23 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: With Texas as one of the biggest hot spots in the coronavirus pandemic, voters say 65 - 31 percent that the spread of coronavirus is "out of control," according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of registered voters in Texas released. Nearly three-quarters, 74 - 25 percent, think the spread of the coronavirus in the state is a serious problem. Two-thirds, 66 percent,   more